What you should know New York state on Saturday shared its second criteria guidance for people who can get a booster dose of COVID-19. This days after the five counties began offering the fourth dose of the vaccine because the federal government authorized it earlier in the week. People who qualify to receive this fourth … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday reported the lowest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations since before Thanksgiving 2021. The state had 2,522 hospitalizations and also had a 7-day average positivity rate below 2.20%. Likewise, on Sunday it reported 41 deaths related to COVID. “The virus is receding, but our fight against this pandemic is not … Read more
Omicron’s wave in New York is largely gone, with COVID positivity rates at levels seen in late October, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday. New York recorded 3,583 new cases on Sunday, Hochul said in a statement, the lowest since Oct. 25. For its part, the state’s single-day positivity rate was 2.28%, the lowest since Halloween. … Read more
COVID cases and hospitalizations continue to improve rapidly in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday, with positivity rates declining. “The forecast for COVID-19 is getting better,” Hochul said during a briefing on the winter storm moving upstate. “Overall, the outlook for COVID is much brighter than it has been before.” While official daily numbers … Read more
New York will no longer require local health departments to conduct contact tracing for people who test positive for COVID-19, state health officials said Tuesday. The change will help New York public health staff focus on testing and vaccination, Health Commissioner Mary Bassett said. “The big change for New Yorkers is that if you test … Read more
What you should know COVID infection rates per 100,000 New Yorkers increased more than 7-fold in the past month, while the risk of hospitalization increased 4-fold. The total numbers are minimal compared to the risk for the unvaccinated. Now, however, core viral rates are experiencing slower growth rates, although they remain high. The number of … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Monday that 10 additional COVID-19 testing sites will open on the SUNY campus beginning Tuesday, January 11. The following sites will open and provide COVID-19 testing by appointment and walk-ins Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, each site will maintain capacity for approximately 225 appointments per day … Read more
What you should know New York Governor Kathy Hochul continues to push for vaccination and testing as the state battles its worst wave of COVID-19 in a year. Still, he said Friday that he was hopeful New York is seeing the first signs that cases are declining. Hospitalizations are the highest since April 2020 but … Read more
Following the surge in COVID-19 cases in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul announced new rules for nursing home visitation in the state on Friday. Beginning Wednesday, January 12, visitors must wear “surgical” type masks and must present a negative COVID-19 test taken within 24 hours of the visit upon entry. The governor also noted that … Read more
What you should know New York Governor Kathy Hochul continues to push for vaccination and testing as the state battles its worst wave of COVID-19 in a year. COVID hospitalizations statewide surpassed 10,000 on Tuesday. The Omicron variant, whose first case in New York was reported on December 2, represents 93.8% of the sequenced samples … Read more